Jalen Duren vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Jalen Duren, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jalen Duren played 3 years in the NBA, 6 less than Ivica Zubac, who played 9. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Ivica Zubac had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jalen Duren 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
Ivica Zubac 9 6 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Duren Ivica Zubac
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 67 24.9 9.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.9 5.9 .648 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.3 .611
difference:+29+8.9+1.6+2.3+2.4+4.7+0.3+0.3-0.6-1.0+0.6+0.4+.119+0.1+0.6+1.0+.042
Ivica Zubac 38 16.0 7.5 1.1 3.1 4.2 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.7 3.3 6.3 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .653
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Jalen Duren Ivica Zubac
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 61 29.1 13.8 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790
difference:+18+19.6+10.1+2.1+6.7+8.7+1.8+0.3+0.5-1.5-2.0+4.3+6.4+.119+0.1+1.4+1.8+.025
Ivica Zubac 43 9.5 3.7 1.0 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.4 2.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .765
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Jalen Duren Ivica Zubac
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 78 26.1 11.8 3.6 6.8 10.3 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.7 3.2 4.8 7.0 .692 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .669
difference:+19+8.5+2.9+1.7+2.6+4.2+1.6+0.5+0.2-0.5-0.9+1.2+0.6+.133+0.4+1.0+.133
Ivica Zubac 59 17.6 8.9 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.2 0.9 1.2 2.3 3.6 6.4 .559 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.1 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 6 33.8 11.8 4.3 6.3 10.7 3.5 0.3 1.7 1.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 .650 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.8 .826
difference:+2+24.0+6.8+1.5+3.5+5.2+3.2+0.2+1.2-0.7-3.0+2.0+2.2+.150+2.7+3.0+.159
Ivica Zubac 4 9.8 5.0 2.8 2.8 5.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.3 2.3 4.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Additional Years

* Ivica Zubac played 6 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 9, from 2020 to 2025—Ivica Zubac played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 6 extra years over Jalen Duren, Ivica Zubac got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team